A defence of judiciall astrologie, in answer to a treatise lately published by M. John Chamber / [Sir Christopher Heydon].
- Christopher Heydon
- Date:
- 1603
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A defence of judiciall astrologie, in answer to a treatise lately published by M. John Chamber / [Sir Christopher Heydon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![————~-+ =e she wife man thould make this vfe of them? Wherefore in. this fort, to cull out here and there afentence , is: but to-cauill, feeing Ficinus afcribeth to clections , and images, and all A- ftrologie whatfoeuer. | And hath not Cardan in like manner written diuers vo- lumes, as his Supplement, his Iadgements vpon Natiuities ; his booke of Renslations his expertence vpon' 72°. genstures, bis booke of twelve genitures, of the 7. Planets, of Queffions, and laftly his Commentaries vpon the Quadripartite? doth he not befides this lorie thathe is for no. one part of learning fo fa- mous, and admired , (notwithftanding that he was a Phy fitie an, anda great Philefopher)as for hisfingular skillin Aftro- logie ? Yet for allthis, if we will beleeue A7.Ghamber, Cardas lib.7 cap. 3.0pon the Quadripartite, doth plainly confelfe predstti- ont to be lend and falfe , and full of uncertentie, becanfe many flarres are unknowne, and becanfe the motion, or conr(e of them that are knowne ts. either unknowne ; or uncertaine. But if this . were true, how much more leud fhould he make himfelfe, and how would all men condemne him out of: his owne mouth ¥Fhathenoteth yet fome defects in Aftrologie, Ide- nie not,both for thefe refpects here named, and for other caur fes,whereofneuerthelefle Psedersie, many hundred yeares be- fore him, madeno doubt: butthat Cardaz confefleth, Altro- logical] predictions, to be lewd, falfe,and full of vncertentie, is not onely moft falfe, andvntrue, butallo befides the aflertion of Heminga,fromwhome he hath this obieQion. For it is a- gain{t reafon , although he notetls fomewants, and maketh fome doubisin points whereof he is not yvetaefolued, tothink that he would fo much difgrace himfelfe, as to call hisowne pradife lewd, and falfe. And-as for that he afterward addeth out of the Natiuitie of Clan, Lavalls 5 where Cardan giuetha caution, that whatfoeuer he faith in particular natiuities; must be underflood if the genevall confiatations refit nots cee. 1can but wonder what either Hemsinga,or AL. ( bamber meane to harpe fo much vpon generall conftitutions , when they depend 00 Jefle vpon Heaven then the particular. And Aftzologers doeaswell giuerules , to forewarne thofe par ticular men that Dai Ma Xx¥ 3 : are: ? ae](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30331031_0563.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
